Citation

Moondra A, Shekhawat BS, Parihar SK. J. Ind. Acad. Forensic Med. 2017; 39(4): 369-374.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0974-0848.2017.00072.0

PMID

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Abstract

Females and males have broadly similar rates for burns. Burns in female occur mainly at home while cooking and in males, during electric work. Other causes found were stove blast, burns due to fire in house, murder, suicide, clothes catching fire, fire at work place. Majority of cases were found in the age group of 21-30 years, in both males (24%) and females (21%). Minimum cases were reported in the age group of above 60 years in both males and females (1%). In the present study, majority of the cases (97%) belonged to Hindu community, rural areas (66%). Among the Hadoti region in Rajasthan, majority were from Kota district (51%). Septicemia 57.1% was the most common cause of death in females, whereas electrocution (33.3%) and septicemia (35.2%) were the most common cause of death in males. It was observed that more severe burn cases were found in females as compared to males. There was a statistically significant negative correlation was found between percentage of burn and days of survival after burn.

Language: en

Keywords

Burns; Death; Fire; Survival